“What do you get when you put together afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and rap pioneers De La Soul? You get Fela Soul; musical tapestry created by Gummy Soul artist Amerigo Gazaway. More than just a clever title, Fela Soul is an 8-track, 33 minute journey into the world of afrobeat rhythms, funky horn riffs, and classic hip-hop gems. Using dozens of hand-picked samples from the Nigerian instrumentalist and political figure Fela Kuti, and 8 carefully-chosen acapellas from the Native Tongue rap trio De La Soul, Amerigo seamlessly intertwines the two into something completely new and original.”
Every break was somebodies Best Kept Secret at one time – This on-going mix (part 2 and 3 coming soon, 4 later etc) came about as a result of two ageing B-boys training in the lab and sharing beats…. not claiming anything – there’s classics (new and old), rarities and new music on here – big shout to the DJs who broke many of these beats onto the Hip Hop landscape first, these are our heroes…..we are just sharing in the fun of the dig and hopefully providing the soundtrack for a training session or two besides our own….big thanks to Timber, Dolby D, Kilo and Mouse for the drops….
Of all the birthday presents I’ve ever had, I think discovering that someone back in the day made a rap tribute to Alan Whicker is going to take some beating…
Felt like the DJ Format remix of this wicked track deserved a video, so I got those friendly chaps at http://www.fromscratchmedia.co.uk to sync up the video for the original version..
MISTER JASON IS BACK…and this time he has a Posse! This first single from the “Frankensteez” Album, should go down in history as one of the most unique posse cuts of all time. The A-Side creatively features 26 emcees—one for each letter of the alphabet—each spitting rapid fire 4 liners into Hip Hop history!The Posse includes some of Boston’s most Charismatic rappers with whom Jason has had past success, as well as a group of heavy hitters newly inducted into the gang. The all star list includes Boston based MC’s Akrobatik (who sets the tone of the track with the letter A), Bad Newz, CheckMark (Skitzofreniks), D-Tension, Esoteric, Forcefeeld of legends Top Choice Clique, EDO. G, Masstapeace, I.D., Jaysaun (Kreators, Special Teamz), K-NO Supreme, DJ Paul Foley, Richie the midge kid (Falsehood), Moe Pope (Project Move, Life After God), Nabo Rawk (Jason’ partner in Porn Theatre Ushers), REKS, Slaine (Special Teams, La Coka Nostra), and Termanology. Among those those new to the Posse, Jason’s enlisted Q-Unique (Arsonists), Thirstin Howell, Ugly Duckling, YZ and last but not least J-Zone himself.Available 10.31.2011 (Halloween) on 10″ Vinyl (www.ughh.com) & iTunes
